WOOD BELT IMPACT
WOOD BELT IMPACT
Wood Belt is produced in compliance with Impact Fashion principles.
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WB Impact
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WB contribution to SDG’s
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Nature protected (wooden buckles produced from cutoffs)2.500
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Responsible consumption and Production12
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Knowledge improved (people reached with Impact Fashion Style Score)2.500
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Responsible consumption and Production12
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Health improved (reduced allergies for people)150
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Good Health and Well-being3
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Wealth improved (donations&impact investments in EUR)5.000
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Gender Equality5
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Nature protection (donations&impact investment in EUR)0
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Life on Land15
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Happiness improved (seconds saved time on airports)450.000
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Decent Work and Economic Growth8
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Underserved included:11
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Decent Work and Economic Growth8
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Impact reach (WB selling countries)15
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LOGO SYMBOLS NO/ON
Wood Belt created its first logo in 2019 as a wooden Wood Belt sign combined with the red NO and green ON.
The red NO symbol in the logo represents the unacceptability of using belts for violence and the unacceptability of any violence.
The green ON symbol in the logo indicates that people with allergies to metal alloys can also use the belt, it can always stay on, and there is no need to remove it.
We also link both colours to Wood Belt’s impact on nature since we support impact activities in national parks. With green colour, we marked programs for sustainable management of forests, and with red programs to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and halt and reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss.
In 2023 we changed our logo. The new logo represents our growing fashion brand and fits into the fashion industry better. While not directly communicated through the logo, we remain dedicated to all values our first logo represented.
SOCIAL IMPACT
WB profit is re-invested for the employment of underserved groups, following United Nations sustainable development goal (SDG) number 5, Gender equality.
We include underserved groups in the development, production and sales processes to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls.
Belts are crafted by artisans in Slovenia, maintaining craftsmanship knowledge while encouraging inter-generational cooperation of artisans.
The production and sale are based on the WFTO’s ten principles of Fair Trade.
IMPACT ON NATURE
We use wood industry cutoffs and have a strong connection to nature. Therefore we support United Nations sustainable development goal (SDG) number 15, Life on land.
We named different Wood Belt collections after the most known and beautiful world national parks.
1 EUR from each WB product is donated or invested in projects to impact nature in national parks worldwide positively. We support programs for the sustainable management of forests and programs to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, and halt and reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss.
We are building partners and customer communities with empathy for nature’s challenges.
SUSTAINABILITY
- Our goal is to have 75% of collections and products biodegradable.
- We make buckles out of wood cutoffs as a circular economy product.
- PETA vegan-approved cork and other certified materials.
- Use of leather as a by-product of the food industry, addressing the problem of waste disposal
- The leather is tanned using natural plant-based tannins. As opposed to synthetic products, tannins come from renewable sources. They are antioxidant, antibiotic and antibacterial. The production process of our tanneries is metal-free, and it always has been, thanks to the raw materials linked to the centuries-old history of vegetable tanning.
- We use water-based adhesives for the leather.
- We protect the wood with certified oils for the food industry.
- We develop products using new, sustainable materials (NUO Textile, plants vegan leather etc.)
- We motivate buyers and the community to sustainable behaviour with our Impact Fashion Style Score and Impact Fashion Pledge.
- In 2022 Wood Belt was selected to participate in the »Small but perfectly formed« project, financed by the European Union, accelerating small and medium fashion enterprises to transition to circular and sustainable models
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The manufacture of products, including belts, affects the environment and the stocks of natural resources and raw materials and generates waste. We need to manage resources with care.
The guiding principle of a circular economy is a positive materials loop. We need to re-use, repair and recycle existing materials and products. We integrate circular economy principles into the development, planning and design of the product, the selection of the materials and the selection of the production processes right through to the waste management process.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Each belt purchase helps us also create a financial impact. Based on Impact Design principles, we are transparent with our costs and prices. Average cost and prices example:
COSTS TOTAL per belt – 29,00 EUR
WOOD MATERIAL AND CRAFTMANSHIP – 16,00 EUR
LEATHER MATERIAL AND CRAFTMANSHIP – 10,00 EUR
TRANSPORT COSTS – 0,50 EUR
SMALL MATERIAL, PACKAGING – 0,50 EUR
ASSEMBLING AND QUALITY CONTROL COSTS – 2,00 EUR
WHOLESALE PRICE – 49,00 EUR
WOOD BELT PROFIT – 20,00 EUR
RECOMMENDED RETAIL MARKUP – 2.0 – 2.2
RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE (RRP) – 99,00 – 109,00 EUR
RETAIL PRICES ON THE MARKET – 99,00 – 129,00 EUR
WOOD BELT PROFIT IN % OF AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE – (109,00 EUR) – 18%
Choose your impact.
We invite you to buy our products or donate.
We will use the funds to train the underserved and create quality jobs for the underserved in the fashion industry.
